1869 ⟶ Adams Buys Chicle for Chewing Gum
Thomas Adams buys chicle, the milky latex of the sapodilla t...
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🍬 Commercial Chewing Gum Introduced
First commercially produced chewing gum, State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum, introduced by John Curtis.⟶
Chewing GumJohn CurtisCommercializationConfectionerySpruce Gum19th Century
United States🍬 First flavored paraffin chewing gum
First flavored paraffin chewing gum created by John Curtis.⟶
Chewing GumConfectioneryJohn Curtis19th CenturyUnited StatesInnovationFood Processing
United States🍬 Adams Buys Chicle for Chewing Gum
Thomas Adams buys chicle, the milky latex of the sapodilla tree, from exiled Mexican President, Antonio López de Santa Anna, in the hopes of processing it for use as an alternative to rubber, but later sold it for its original purpose as chewing gum⟶
Chewing GumChicleAdamsSanta Anna19th CenturyConfectionery
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Mexico🍬 Adams Markets New York Chewing Gum
Thomas Adams markets “New York Chewing Gum”⟶
Chewing GumAdamsNew YorkMarketing19th CenturyConfectionery
United States of America🍬 First Chewing Gum Making Machine Patented
Thomas Adams patents first chewing gum-making machine and begins producing chicle-based gum as a novelty item with no flavorings or additives.⟶
Chewing GumPatentIndustryThomas AdamsNoveltyChicle
United States🍬 Wrigley Jr. Introduces Three Chewing Gum Brands
William Wrigley Jr. introduces the Vassar, Lotta, and Sweet 16 chewing gum brands.⟶
Chewing GumWrigleyBrand LaunchMarketing19th CenturyUnited StatesConfectionery
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